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the Philadelphia Cultural Fund awards grants to hundreds of arts & culture programs each year—reaching all corners of this city we love.

Arts &

Culture Grants

The Cultural Fund promotes arts and culture as engines of social, educational and economic development in the Philadelphia region.

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WHO
WE ARE

The Philadelphia Cultural Fund is how the City of Philadelphia has funded the arts since 1994.

WHO
WE ARE

Each year, PCF provides operating support to Philadelphia-based arts and culture organizations. These grants are made from an allocation to PCF from the City budget.

WHO
WE ARE

The grants support organizations dedicated to the creation, education, preservation, exhibition, and presentation of a variety of arts and culture disciplines.

WHO
WE ARE

PCF is committed to removing barriers to grant applications, especially for small, community-based arts organizations that are traditionally considered ineligible for funding support.

2024 PCF
REBRAND

“… the Philadelphia Cultural Fund — a respected, equitably distributed, nearly three-decades-old resource that supports hundreds of cultural nonprofits every year —…”

-Philadelphia Inquirer

2025 Grant Winners

Center for Architecture - Design Philadelphia

DISTRICT:

1

Bainbridge House, Inc.

DISTRICT:

2

Historic Fair Hil

DISTRICT:

8

Icebox Project Space

DISTRICT:

7

Jeanne Ruddy and Dancers DBA Performance Garage

DISTRICT:

5

Theatre in the X

DISTRICT:

3

Philadelphia Chinese Opera Society

DISTRICT:

10

COSACOSA art at large, Inc.

DISTRICT:

4

Artsi

DISTRICT:

6

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COMMUNITY
CALENDAR

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Victorian Spirit Crawl | Laurel Hill

Chapter 39 with Grit, Grace and Whimsy | Anne-Marie Mulgrew and Dancers Co.

June Twilight in the Gardens | Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens

Space Opera | Obvious Agency

Joni Mitchell's 'Court and Spark' - 50th Anniversary Performed by Ray Drezner and Full Band | World Cafe Live

Terra: Bodies and Territories | Cardell Dance Theater

Franklin's Key (Closing) | Pig Iron Theatre Company

Magnificent Monuments | Laurel Hill

Story Time with Ms. AJ Pride Edition (with special guest Sarah Prager) | The Head & The Hand

The Dining Room - Comedy by A.R. Gurney (Closing) | Old Academy Players

SOLO: A Brief History of the Cello and the Illusion of Solitary Endeavors | Historic Gloria Dei Preservation Corporation

FreedomFest | One River Alliance

Laurie Olin, Drawing to See: The Italian Sketchbooks (Closing)

Magic Gardens Studio & Dina Wind Art Foundation/John Wind Studio Combo Tour | Philadelphia's Magic Gardens

UGH!!! An Evening of Sing-along and Never Ending AHHHS | The Bearded Ladies Cabaret

Dave Kiss Presents: Os Mutantes with Pinc Louds | World Cafe Live

Of Earthen Kin: Works by Katie Kaplan | Philadelphia's Magic Gardens

Opening Reception of "Digital Sanctuaries" by Rayan Elnayal | Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture

Cinema in the Cemetery: Death Becomes Her | Laurel Hill

Summer 2025 Opening Celebration | Institute of Contemporary Art

ARTS Notes Fun in the Sun with MB Singley | ARTZ Philadelphia

Gaby Moreno | World Cafe Live

Drawing Workshop with Rayan Elnayal | Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture

Phillip-Michael Scales | World Cafe Live

An Evening at H&H Books with Dave & Ilyssa Kyu of "Campfire Stories"

BashfortheWorld: The Migo in America Tour | World Cafe Live

Clejan Live in Philadelphia | Clejan Music LLC

An Evening with Griffin House | World Cafe Live

Cecilia Paredes: By my side or back of me (Closing) | The Print Center

Know Return - Celebrating The Music of Kansas & Styx | World Cafe Live

Kids' Drop-In Craft | Historic St. George's Museum & Archives

Learn About Native Plants on National Pennsylvania Day | Historic Gloria Dei Preservation Corporation

A Ghostly Gallery: Artists and Their Patrons | Laurel Hill

Katie Hudnall: The Longest Distance between Two Points (Closing) | Museum for Art in Wood

Guided Tour of Gloria Dei (Old Swedes’) Church | Historic Gloria Dei Preservation Corporation

Two Day Panel Mosaic Workshop | Philadelphia's Magic Gardens

WHHYYY??? An Evening of Sing-along and Overdue Processing | The Bearded Ladies Cabaret

August 14, 2025

PEARL - The "Let Girls Be Hot" Tour | World Cafe Live

August 16, 2025

Haiden Henderson | World Cafe Live

August 16, 2025

Joel Sunny | World Cafe Live

September 3, 2025

Amble | World Cafe Live

September 7, 2025

Exhibition Closing - Unforeseen Matter | InLiquid

September 8, 2025

Word Powered: Exploring Free Speech Through Art (Closing) | National Liberty Museum

September 10, 2025

Dominique Fils-Aimé | World Cafe Live

September 12, 2025

Osler Circle - Benefit for CHOP | World Cafe Live

September 13, 2025

The Feelies | World Cafe Live

September 20, 2025

Sharon Katz & The Peace Train | World Cafe Live

October 10, 2025

Jack & Jack | World Cafe Live

October 15, 2025

Tors with Ber | World Cafe Live

October 29, 2025

Abi Carter | World Cafe Live

October 30, 2025

S.G. Goodman | World Cafe Live

November 7, 2025

(Exhibition Opening) Under $100, Under $1000: Isaiah Zagar - inspired works by Philly Artists | Philadelphia's Magic Gardens

January 11, 2026

(Exhibition Closing) Under $100, Under $1000: Isaiah Zagar - inspired works by Philly Artists | Philadelphia's Magic Gardens

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2024 Grantee Data

PCF Awarded $3,599,494 to 262 Art & Culture Grantees

1

,

%

of grant recipients had budgets under $250,000

%

of grantees recipients provide youth programming

aid full-time, part-time, and/or independent contractor positions were activated

people attended free grantee programming

$

in direct expenditures benefited the local economy

IN THE
NEWS

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Philadelphia Cultural Fund Awards $3,496,000

City Council Community Culture Award Announcement

William Penn Foundation Awards $8 Million to Support Small Arts and Culture Organizations

William Penn Foundation gives an $8 million Boost to City Arts & Culture - Philadelphia Inquirer

FY25 Grant Cycle Updates - A Letter from the BOD

2024 PCF Annual Report

2023 Annual Report

Philadelphia Cultural Fund Awards $3,178,986

Gabriela Sanchez Announced as PCF Director

Philadelphia Cultural Fund Awards $3,267,407

Leadership Transition at the Philadelphia Cultural Fund

Philadelphia City Countil to Invest Over $3 Million In Local Arts Communty

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